Vehicle bans

Vehicle bans

1) Periods of time (usually at weekends) when goods vehicles (over specified weights) are banned from using roads (ie passing through). Many EC states have such bans and international operators should be aware of these because of the delays they can cause to vehicle schedules.

Also in UK, restrictions on vehicle above specified gross weights entering certain roads, areas, etc as shown on nearby signs.

Source: David Lowe. The Dictionary of Transport and Logistics. Kogan Page, 2002. – P.268-269 (288 p.)